Sentences with phrase «livestock industry»

For many years predator control has been a major problem for the American livestock industry.

With the growing livestock industry globally and shift in more meat - based diets, this could be the next shoe to drop in the climate change discussion.

But it also suggests the conventional livestock industry knows it has something to worry about when it comes to American consumers.

In reality the poor badger has been the victim of industrial pollution on a huge scale from the most intensive livestock industry in Europe.

«The global livestock industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all cars, planes, trains and ships combined,» the Guardian explains.

On the global stage, meanwhile, Gates has sharply criticized the powerful livestock industry as he talks up his vision for solving world hunger by promoting vegetarian diets.

The Blewett review of food labelling laws released in January recommended livestock industries consider adopting agreed Standards Australia definitions for production methods.

The Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program is the Australian livestock industry's on - farm assurance program covering food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity.

A study comparing the impacts of environmental standards on agriculture in Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand and the United States concludes that the compliance costs would normally be less than 3 or 4 percent of gross revenue, although intensive livestock industries face the greatest external costs85.

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Designed to raise awareness of the unsustainability of the meat and livestock industry around the globe, the not - for - profit initiative is asking people to pledge to go meat free for just one day.

The federal government's review into food labelling, whose chairman was the former federal health minister Neal Blewett, recommended livestock industries establish standards for all poultry terms such as free range, barn laid and caged.

The meat free appeal is a response to last year's call by Pope Francis to address the current «ecological crisis» facing the world, which he blamed on the indifference of the powerful and to which the meat and livestock industries contribute disproportionately.

Animal welfare advocates, farmers, academics and consumers are disappointed that the government department responsible for draft industry standards for poultry welfare released in late 2017 colluded with the industrial livestock industry before the release, and failed to meet expectations to phase out battery cages.

A NATION - WIDE outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) could strip more than $ 50 billion from Australia's livestock industry over 10 years, according to a new costing model from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).

(a) any conditions to which a livestock export licence under the AMLI [Australian Meat and Livestock Industry] Act was subject; and (b) any requirements under that Act that otherwise relate to the export of livestock.

«Victoria's preference is for a nationally uniform arrangement, but if consensus can not be achieved, we are committed to taking action in our State to address the serious flaws in the current system in order to protect our multi-billion-dollar livestock industries,» Mr Walsh said.

A team led by Chris Elvin, a molecular biologist at CSIRO Livestock Industries in St. Lucia, Australia, started by moving the functional part of the gene into Escherichia coli bacteria.

Poster: The utility of land cover maps to inform spatial epidemic models of disease transmission in the UK livestock industry.

The house (spotted at Inhabitat) was built with certified wood from reforested sources as a way to respect the surrounding native vegetation that has been hit with deforestation due to the expanding livestock industry.

The state's livestock industry already was suffering heavy losses from a lingering drought that started in 2005 and has devastated pastures.

Livestock Industry Study Finds Meat and Dairy Create More Emissions Than Miles Steak»n Bake?

Food and livestock industry groups have made their own calls to end ethanol subsidies, arguing that the policies have led to a rise in the price of feed and basic food commodities.

The plan is expected to be finalized later this month, when it will be seen whether environmental groups» calls for mandatory regulations for the California livestock industry have been heard by the ARB, or whether such calls have fallen on deaf ears.

The sector minister also toured the various rice and livestock industries in the region to ascertain the progress and challenges confronting players.

Pork, one of the 128 U.S. exports that China slapped with tariffs of up to 25 %, represents a major part of the $ 100 billion American livestock industry.

LPA is the Australian livestock industry's on - farm assurance program.

«The livestock industry actually benefited a lot from corn prices dropping in late 2013, early 2014,» Zhang agrees.

The Australian meat and livestock industry is braving new waters towards digital transformation.

The heavy handedness, with which Alberta Environment and Parks are handling the water access issue, is going to cause untold unnecessary damage to Alberta's livestock industry.

The prospects for irrigated crop production and livestock industries are more subdued, with stored water levels still low in some states.

Policy - makers are in the process of evaluating the economic value of antibiotics to the livestock industry versus the potential health cost of increasing antimicrobial resistance.

Many of the general challenges of the livestock industry in meeting consumer demands are shared by the crop industry, with the exception of animal welfare.

Paul McCartney's visit to the European Parliament last Thursday was a resounding success, with a raft of experts agreeing that adopting a Meat Free Monday is one of the best and most efficient ways to begin reducing the harmful emissions produced by the livestock industry.

Upon completion of their studies, more than 70 % of students supported by this scheme continue to work within the red meat and livestock industry and a significant proportion go on to play important leadership roles in agricultural and livestock industries.

Mr Burke said the Australian foodservice sector generated $ 45 billion in 2016, accounting for 50 million meals per week making it crucial to the ongoing success of the red meat and livestock industry.

As Li Junfeng, the director - general of China's National Center on Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, observed: «Through this kind of lifestyle change, it is expected that the livestock industry will [be transformed] and carbon emissions will be reduced.»

Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) is the marketing, research and development body for Australia's red meat and livestock industry.

The surreal comedy, written and directed by Della Sciucca and presented by Lindsay - Hogg, touches on ethical issues including meat eating and the harm done to the environment by the livestock industry.

The IDF noted that the links between the dairy sector, people and the planet are multiple and all - encompassing, stating that investments that promote a sustainable development of the livestock industry can contribute towards several SDGs.

The message is a vital one in advance of important UN climate talks starting on 7 December, when it is hoped world leaders will agree binding targets on harmful emissions, including those caused by the livestock industry.

The Australian meat and livestock industry is braving new waters towards digital transformation.

That's not to say the livestock industry isn't changing — it certainly is.

In 2006, the United Nations issued a report which stated that the livestock industry as a whole was responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the whole of the transport sector put together.

The meat and livestock industry is already one of the world's worst polluters; breeding more livestock will results in even more greenhouse gases.